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Ms. Malick from Oakland CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music In Motion

My students need 12 sets of ribbon wands to move to music in a brand new and fun way!

  • $384 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students love to move to all kinds of music. We use movement to distinguish between musical elements like fast and slow, high and low, or smooth and choppy. Ribbon wands would give the students a chance to feel the music in a very different way.

In a world of high-stakes testing, students at my school find play and fun in music class!

It is a place where they can be creative and learn music through games, play and performance. My students are curious, engaged, motivated learners. Most are from low-income families and cannot afford instruments at home or music lessons. They love coming to music class to sing, dance, and play instruments.

My Project

There are endless possibilities to what my students will be able to do and learn with these ribbon wands. If you have ever seen a routine choreographed with ribbon wands, you know how beautiful they can be. Imagine 66 students performing a song with these ribbon wands! My students can use these wands to learn about the form of music. We can use different colors to differentiate sections of the song, and different movements to show how the music changes. Ribbon wands are also a great way for students to express creativity. They can make different shapes in the air and watch as the ribbons swirl around. They can use the wands to learn the basics of conducting. Or they can work in teams to create routines with the ribbon wands.

Our brains make stronger connections about things if movement is included in the learning process.

My students love to come to music class because they get to move around, they get to play instruments, and they get to have fun! These ribbon wands will not only provide fun and energy for my students, they will provide a stronger connection to the music.

Ms. Malick
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
US Games Color My Class Ribbon Wand Set, 3-Feet • Amazon $22.30 12 $267.60

Materials cost

$267.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.55

Total project goal

$383.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$383.65

2 Donors

-$191.83

Donations toward project cost

-$163.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.77

match offer

-$191.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$163.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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